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purplecatKnowing we were about to embark on the longest section of the way, we left Tyndrum early. We'd hoped to be gone by 8am, but in the event it was closer to 8:30am. Fortunately the whole leg was on good paths - often wide enough for a Land Rover or similar. The weather promised to be clear, which was a relief, and indeed we had almost perfect walking weather - not too hot with blue skies - for what promised to be the most spectacular part of the walk.
For a long time we were on a gentle path close to the A82 road and the railway. After about 10km at Bridge of Orchy the way climbed via a narrower path over Mam Carraigh and down to the Inveronan Hotel, which was a lot friendlier to walkers than the Inversnaid on Loch Lomond had been.
Having availed ourselves of the facilities, we were overtaken by a man in a kilt and a backpack who was wild camping along the way and then, round the next corner, we found a stag sitting nonchalantly next to a wild camped tent.
Over a bridge:
And then we began the slow climb up to Rannoch Moor - the wildest part of the walk where the scenery was showing off.
Once we reached the Glencoe Ski Resort we then had a short walk down to the Kingshouse hotel where there were ducks.
Once again, it seemed I had booked us into a fancy suite with a vast room, complementary gin and tonic and a balcony with a ridiculous view up Glencoe.
We had a bit of a discussion about why I'd managed to book us quite so many ridiculous rooms (this was the third) and concluded that it was a combination of late booking so I was just taking what was available and the fact that it was in place of a family holiday in Japan so the budget was generous and I wasn't really sweating the cost much. It must be said, we've enjoyed having rooms with loads of space. This one had two picture windows - one with a perfectly respectable view that we ignored in favour of the Glencoe view. We optimistically left the curtains drawn when we went to bed in the hopes of a lovely view in the morning - even though the weather forecast predicted rain. The weather forecast was not wrong.
For a long time we were on a gentle path close to the A82 road and the railway. After about 10km at Bridge of Orchy the way climbed via a narrower path over Mam Carraigh and down to the Inveronan Hotel, which was a lot friendlier to walkers than the Inversnaid on Loch Lomond had been.
Having availed ourselves of the facilities, we were overtaken by a man in a kilt and a backpack who was wild camping along the way and then, round the next corner, we found a stag sitting nonchalantly next to a wild camped tent.
Over a bridge:
And then we began the slow climb up to Rannoch Moor - the wildest part of the walk where the scenery was showing off.
Once we reached the Glencoe Ski Resort we then had a short walk down to the Kingshouse hotel where there were ducks.
Once again, it seemed I had booked us into a fancy suite with a vast room, complementary gin and tonic and a balcony with a ridiculous view up Glencoe.
We had a bit of a discussion about why I'd managed to book us quite so many ridiculous rooms (this was the third) and concluded that it was a combination of late booking so I was just taking what was available and the fact that it was in place of a family holiday in Japan so the budget was generous and I wasn't really sweating the cost much. It must be said, we've enjoyed having rooms with loads of space. This one had two picture windows - one with a perfectly respectable view that we ignored in favour of the Glencoe view. We optimistically left the curtains drawn when we went to bed in the hopes of a lovely view in the morning - even though the weather forecast predicted rain. The weather forecast was not wrong.